@BGreider@patbarrett1 If you want a cold glass of water, how long do you have to run the faucet before the roughly room temperature water clears the pipes? In my house, the water never feels any colder than ‘cool’. Just not an issue.
Absolutely unequivocally recommend everyone get at least one bidet for the house. Life changing, in a good way. Seriously… If your hands were all muddy, would you clean them with only a paper towel? And very easy to install if it doesn’t use a hot water connection.
That said, why doesn’t this one have a hot water connection??? Luckily, I live where I live, so…
/buy
@haydesigner@mehvid1 I’ve been using a cold water bidet for years. I live in Florida though, and the water doesn’t get that cold.
Even so, most of the water you use will be from the pipes inside the house so it won’t have time to get cold from outside unless you have a particularly dirty butt.
Didn’t bother with hooking up the hot supply, and honestly, it isn’t something I wish I had or can’t wait to hook up. That was 4 years ago.
It’s kind of like heated seats. It’s s nice to have and nit at all a deal-breaker.
Also, your toilet already has a cold water supply, making the hookup easy. You probably have a hot water supply that you’d have to run from under your vanity/sink.
Okay, so no hot water is NOT a dealbreaker. It can somewhat matter if you live in a cold climate, and your cold water gets quite chilly in the winter. But even with a hot water connection, the water resting in the hot water pipe will be cool/cold when it hits yer bum for the first few seconds anyway, depending how far away your hot water tank is from the sink.
Like Mike808 said, cold water only is almost stupidly easy to install. (I drilled a small hole in the side of my sink vanity to hook up my hot water supply. That was the only “hard” part.)
Still, $17 bucks is a stupidly cheap way to get introduced to bidets. And you’ll likely really, really like them.
@haydesigner@kyanostiger@mehvid1
The ones I have are probably a step up from this and have a separate setting for “spray” or “self-cleaning”, meaning the arm is extended, or it stays under a cover for cleaning and the water flows. You can set the temp control to “hot” and let it go until it warms up and then switch it to spray. That is if I bothered to hook up the hot.
@haydesigner@kyanostiger@mehvid1@mike808 I have 2 of these and unless your plumbing is on an outside wall, the cold water should not be an issue. I would say cool rather than cold. Now if you are in VT or other northern states in the winter…
@haydesigner@kyanostiger@mehvid1@rpstrong
Good to know. It just doesn’t extend the spray head past the cover so it power-washes inside the housing to blast away anything on to the nozzle from an unfortunate splashback event (or a fallen “lighthouse”, to use the vernacular).
@phendrick I don’t work at Costco, but I don’t doubt it. I work somewhere else and our bidets flew off the shelf and everything we had online did as well.
I’m glad though because a lot of people learned about bidets, will save toilet paper, and have cleaner butts.
@phendrick My local costco seems to keep a few in stock. Not like pallets of other items, so they must move pretty fast. Costco also only carries the high-end models that are in the $100+ range.
These work the same way as the fancy/expensive versions, so it’s hard to justify the price when you can replace these several times for the same money. Mine have lasted 4 years and still going.
@mike808@phendrick I bought a basic Bio-bidet 5 years ago from Woot! It started leaking after a couple of years, so I replaced it with a cheap Lux bidet from Amazon. I later took the leaking Bio-bidet apart and and discovered that the plastic waterline that connects the bidet valve to the nozzle had cracked at one end, so I cut off 1/4 inch and put it back on. No more leak, so I reinstalled it on another toilet. Both still work great.
@jewelshound if this caused pain and bruising on the lowest setting, I highly recommend checking your water pressure. Too high of pressure will cause damage in other parts of the house. The bidet on the lowest setting should barely even tickle.
You can get a gauge that connects to your hose bibb.
@jewelshound@RiotDemon Yes, that does sound like a water pressure problem. Most houses have pressure regulators in the line where it enters the house (outside or inside depending on climate). These can fail and you may not know it. I had plenty of pressure at my sinks which seemed nice, but I had strange water leaks pop up and garden hoses burst and connectors fail. I used a gauge like above, found out I was at over 120psi pressure (the gauge maxed-out at that, it must have been higher.) Normally a home regulator is set for 40-50 psi. You want to definitely fix it if it’s failed – not just to protect your butt but your other plumbing too (and, yes, your personal plumbing as well.)
note: replacing a home regulator requires good plumbing/handyman skills. For most people this means you probably need a plumber.
Cold water not a big deal at all-- Perhaps the bigger deal is they don’t show the connections, T-Adapter, or lines. If they’re plastic lines, they’re junk. At least with plastic toilet valve parts, when they fail, the leak is contained in the toilet tank and overflow; but when one of the cheap-ass compression fit nylon lines breaks with 60psi, you’ll flood your bathroom
@caffeineguy IF it is the exact same as amazon comparison link above, it is brass t and metal hose. Thanks for warning so I knew to check.
/giphy offensive-physical-change
Lol, I tend to be open to change, like I’ve moved multiple times and never been like “this is going to be horrible, the hassle of packing, not knowing anyone…” except tech: if it was up to me I’d still have the old razr dumb phone, while the hubby just got the new flip and I got his hand me down so I have a nice smartphone but not even sure what model. So I guess I am okay with change, I just didn’t ask for the tech changes.
Our last bio bidet we bought here has brass fittings and the hose was the mesh metal on the outside. It’s a Cold water unit, which I prefer, but IDK what this one has.
These super-cheap bidet attachments may or may not be well-made, leak, break, or have good controls. I ordered one in May from HelloTushy, which arrived in June. Cold water only, but not as issue in Florida, and actually quite pleasant, on the whole (ha-ha). A good introduction to bidet life, without spending $250, or much more. They’re still plastic, but come with metal hose and all fittings, and they’ll provide a pressure-regulating valve for free, if needed. The company has hilarious marketing, and it’s a stylish-looking device. Can’t speak to longevity yet, but we’re using about 75% less toilet paper… https://hellotushy.com/
Bought this last time they were on here and thought I’d put in my two cents worth. Well worth the money. Easy installation with no drilling necessary. It comes with a T-adapter for the water input line to the toilet, but you may need to purchase a flexible line to go from the valve to the adapter if you have a solid line in place. In the winter, the water can be very “surprisingly” cold but it can be dealt with if you are willing. The water pressure is adjustable, but the dial is stiff which makes it hard to make small adjustments. It works fine, but takes some trial and error. My advice is start off with low pressure and slowly increase until you find the “sweet spot”. Being in a cold area, I did upgrade to a model with a built in hot water tank and it is a more pleasant experience, however, the simple model does have some pluses over the more expensive model. Overall, if you’ve never tried one, this is a great way to try it since it’s inexpensive and easily installed. If you decide to upgrade to a warm water model, you’re not out a ton of cash and can always keep this one as a backup in case of problems with the expensive one. I’d been thinking about trying one when I first saw this on Meh, and am glad I got it.
@gameboy8877 keep in mind that even the ones with metal braid on the outside have soft plastic on the inside, so may eventually fail. The metal braid does generally help protect and reinforce them, though. Some old plumbing actually has solid copper tubing which is pretty-much fail-safe if installed properly, but you don’t see that used much anymore. You could always hack in a solid copper connection to this, but of course the valve part in the Chinese squirter-gizmo is plastic and not much you can do about that.
Just got mine in the fedex. Just like crappy drones these are crappy…, plastic plumbing connectors and hose…, not like the “similar” one referenced
So, it’s a major MEH from me
Received mine today and disappointed that the splitter ‘T’ fitting that comes with the bidets is of a much larger size (about garden hose size) than the existing tap connection coming from my bathroom wall. I suppose a hardware store would have the proper adapter to make it fit, which would be easier than having to turn off the water to the entire house to replace the tap!
@PooltoyWolf …bwa hahahaha. I still tried to make it work. I looked for another t valve, I put it in place thinking that might help. It didn’t. Etc etc
@whackattack Okay so, I don’t know if this will help anyone else with the same issue, but my dumb ass was trying to install the ‘T’ adapter at the wrong end of the hose. It attaches to the bottom of the toilet tank, not directly onto the tap! Problem solved, though I cannot seem to get the spray angle to an optimum. LOL
@PooltoyWolf@whackattack Yep this is also what I did. It fits perfectly at the tank-end of the water line. Makes the water line run to the bidet shorter too so that’s another plus.
I didn’t have a problem with the spray angle, although I did notice that if you install the unit too far back, the rim of the toilet will push the nozzle up at an angle. Mine is very optimum lol
Specs
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$52.99 at Amazon for 2-Pack Similar
Warranty
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Deuces Wild
Deuce-for-Deuceday? I swear I don’t even know what day of the week it is anymore.
This reminds me, I gotta go drop a deuce.
These are awesome! Had one over 10 years, will never not have one. Wiping till the brown is is gone…ewww.read the reviews!
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
@BGreider A lot more info than I ever need to know.
@BGreider doesn’t the water feel cold tho?
@BGreider @patbarrett1 If you want a cold glass of water, how long do you have to run the faucet before the roughly room temperature water clears the pipes? In my house, the water never feels any colder than ‘cool’. Just not an issue.
Can I send more than one order to the White House. More than one asshole there that needs cleaning? (Sorry for the post here-couldn’t resist).
@Felton10 Maybe you should try.
@Felton10 you’d have to send a semi full of these to hit all the assholes in the white house
@robson I know-six would hardly do it.
MAGA
@BGreider Make my A$$ Great Again!
@pooroldru for fuck’s sake, you can say ass here.
@djslack It was a joke. Never mind.
@pooroldru so was mine.
/giphy ships passing in the night
@djslack @pooroldru
Absolutely unequivocally recommend everyone get at least one bidet for the house. Life changing, in a good way. Seriously… If your hands were all muddy, would you clean them with only a paper towel? And very easy to install if it doesn’t use a hot water connection.
That said, why doesn’t this one have a hot water connection??? Luckily, I live where I live, so…
/buy
@haydesigner It worked! Your order number is: triangular-organized-basket
/image triangular organized basket
@haydesigner bidet gang rise up!
@haydesigner So I realize you don’t have this particular model, but(t) would you not recommend this since it doesn’t have a hot water hookup?
@haydesigner @mehvid1 I’ve been using a cold water bidet for years. I live in Florida though, and the water doesn’t get that cold.
Even so, most of the water you use will be from the pipes inside the house so it won’t have time to get cold from outside unless you have a particularly dirty butt.
@haydesigner @mehvid1 It’s really going to be personal preference on that. I have had one with only cold water for a few years now. You get used to it.
@haydesigner @kyanostiger @mehvid1
I have one with a hot water feature, from a Two-fer Tuesday deal right here on Meh.
Didn’t bother with hooking up the hot supply, and honestly, it isn’t something I wish I had or can’t wait to hook up. That was 4 years ago.
It’s kind of like heated seats. It’s s nice to have and nit at all a deal-breaker.
Also, your toilet already has a cold water supply, making the hookup easy. You probably have a hot water supply that you’d have to run from under your vanity/sink.
10/10. Would buy again if I needed new ones.
@kyanostiger @mehvid1 @mike808…
Okay, so no hot water is NOT a dealbreaker. It can somewhat matter if you live in a cold climate, and your cold water gets quite chilly in the winter. But even with a hot water connection, the water resting in the hot water pipe will be cool/cold when it hits yer bum for the first few seconds anyway, depending how far away your hot water tank is from the sink.
Like Mike808 said, cold water only is almost stupidly easy to install. (I drilled a small hole in the side of my sink vanity to hook up my hot water supply. That was the only “hard” part.)
Still, $17 bucks is a stupidly cheap way to get introduced to bidets. And you’ll likely really, really like them.
@haydesigner @kyanostiger @mehvid1
The ones I have are probably a step up from this and have a separate setting for “spray” or “self-cleaning”, meaning the arm is extended, or it stays under a cover for cleaning and the water flows. You can set the temp control to “hot” and let it go until it warms up and then switch it to spray. That is if I bothered to hook up the hot.
@haydesigner @kyanostiger @mehvid1
Mine is the Bio-Bidet BB270 that Meh sold back in 2017.
https://biobidet.com/products/bb270_duo
@haydesigner @kyanostiger @mehvid1 @mike808 I have 2 of these and unless your plumbing is on an outside wall, the cold water should not be an issue. I would say cool rather than cold. Now if you are in VT or other northern states in the winter…
@haydesigner @kyanostiger @mehvid1 @mike808 This one also has separate self-clean mode; you just turn the knob in the other direction.
@haydesigner @kyanostiger @mehvid1 @rpstrong
Good to know. It just doesn’t extend the spray head past the cover so it power-washes inside the housing to blast away anything on to the nozzle from an unfortunate splashback event (or a fallen “lighthouse”, to use the vernacular).
/image delicate
/image grizzled
@awk “Bedazzled” (aka “glitter booty”)
Well, mine doesn’t stink.
Bought these from here last year and I definitely recommend them (especially in these occasionally tp benighted times)
What’s with both North and South Dakota leading the way? Some sort of regional anal fixation?
Is it true Costco ran out of these things after they ran out of toilet paper?
@phendrick I don’t work at Costco, but I don’t doubt it. I work somewhere else and our bidets flew off the shelf and everything we had online did as well.
I’m glad though because a lot of people learned about bidets, will save toilet paper, and have cleaner butts.
@phendrick My local costco seems to keep a few in stock. Not like pallets of other items, so they must move pretty fast. Costco also only carries the high-end models that are in the $100+ range.
These work the same way as the fancy/expensive versions, so it’s hard to justify the price when you can replace these several times for the same money. Mine have lasted 4 years and still going.
@mike808 @phendrick I bought a basic Bio-bidet 5 years ago from Woot! It started leaking after a couple of years, so I replaced it with a cheap Lux bidet from Amazon. I later took the leaking Bio-bidet apart and and discovered that the plastic waterline that connects the bidet valve to the nozzle had cracked at one end, so I cut off 1/4 inch and put it back on. No more leak, so I reinstalled it on another toilet. Both still work great.
Did U ever make it on a bidet?
Only Binight.
These are ok. Meh has sold some that have a “fun mode”.
@mike808 ? not sure I want to know what that means
@robson It’s OK. I couldn’t translate the manual or figure out how to turn it on to see what it was.
@mike808 … ladies
@mike808 Some might remember the Shower Massage song “why just turn on the water, when the water can turn you on?”
Hooray, more bidets! Also I’m almost ashamed I know enough about Pokémon to have guessed the punchline before reading it.
@PooltoyWolf EDIT:
/giphy immortal-ageless-angle
@PooltoyWolf that’s… interesting
@moonhat That’s why I left it LOL
/buy because everyone says these are the shit and I don’t have an outlet near my toilet
@DLPanther It worked! Your order number is: muffled-passionate-scale
/image muffled passionate scale
I tried this but it caused pain and some minor bruising. I quickly through it away for fear it would hurt my wife as well.
@jewelshound if this caused pain and bruising on the lowest setting, I highly recommend checking your water pressure. Too high of pressure will cause damage in other parts of the house. The bidet on the lowest setting should barely even tickle.
You can get a gauge that connects to your hose bibb.
/image hose bibb pressure gauge
@jewelshound @RiotDemon Yes, that does sound like a water pressure problem. Most houses have pressure regulators in the line where it enters the house (outside or inside depending on climate). These can fail and you may not know it. I had plenty of pressure at my sinks which seemed nice, but I had strange water leaks pop up and garden hoses burst and connectors fail. I used a gauge like above, found out I was at over 120psi pressure (the gauge maxed-out at that, it must have been higher.) Normally a home regulator is set for 40-50 psi. You want to definitely fix it if it’s failed – not just to protect your butt but your other plumbing too (and, yes, your personal plumbing as well.)
note: replacing a home regulator requires good plumbing/handyman skills. For most people this means you probably need a plumber.
cold water My Ass!
My partner has wanted one for a while and we have two bathrooms so win!
/giphy early-eminent-fog
Cold water not a big deal at all-- Perhaps the bigger deal is they don’t show the connections, T-Adapter, or lines. If they’re plastic lines, they’re junk. At least with plastic toilet valve parts, when they fail, the leak is contained in the toilet tank and overflow; but when one of the cheap-ass compression fit nylon lines breaks with 60psi, you’ll flood your bathroom
@caffeineguy IF it is the exact same as amazon comparison link above, it is brass t and metal hose. Thanks for warning so I knew to check.
/giphy offensive-physical-change
Lol, I tend to be open to change, like I’ve moved multiple times and never been like “this is going to be horrible, the hassle of packing, not knowing anyone…” except tech: if it was up to me I’d still have the old razr dumb phone, while the hubby just got the new flip and I got his hand me down so I have a nice smartphone but not even sure what model. So I guess I am okay with change, I just didn’t ask for the tech changes.
@mollama They sold the same one on morningsave, this one is most likely all plastic, hence the deliberately vague photos and complete lack of mention of valve/hose. https://morningsave.com/forum/topics/2-for-tuesday-self-cleaning-bidets
@caffeineguy @mollama I have two of these exact models for a couple of years and it is all plastic connections. I have had no issues at all.
How long is the hose that comes with it? My toilet does not have a tank and I would have to run it to the valve feeding the vanity.
@stuwho Are there any longer of the same type of hoses at a Home Depot type store? The fittings would be key. They usually have adaptors, as well.
@stuwho what kind of toilet do you have?
@stuwho Tankless like a commercial toilet with a metered flush valve? Or do you actually mean your toilet is a one-piece without a separate tank?
For the former, you’ll need a separate feed. For the latter, it’ll still install the same.
100 year old building with flushometer valve and no tank.
Our last bio bidet we bought here has brass fittings and the hose was the mesh metal on the outside. It’s a Cold water unit, which I prefer, but IDK what this one has.
The BIOBidet is nice, last time Meh shipped a generic-as-shit one, it was plastic, and lots of disappointed folks. Stay away!
https://morningsave.com/forum/topics/2-for-tuesday-self-cleaning-bidets
My butt!
No female setting? Boo!
@lyoness nah I have one of these (i’m female). You just move your body into position
/giphy gray-guiltless-stream
There are two kinds of people in the world. Those that have a bidet and those that have dirty butts.
Judging by what others have said, I’ll wait the ones with metal fittings and lines to come back. Similar my ass.
historical too!
can’t we all remember learning of the midnite wipe of paul rerear? oneth bidet, twoeth by tissue…
These super-cheap bidet attachments may or may not be well-made, leak, break, or have good controls. I ordered one in May from HelloTushy, which arrived in June. Cold water only, but not as issue in Florida, and actually quite pleasant, on the whole (ha-ha). A good introduction to bidet life, without spending $250, or much more. They’re still plastic, but come with metal hose and all fittings, and they’ll provide a pressure-regulating valve for free, if needed. The company has hilarious marketing, and it’s a stylish-looking device. Can’t speak to longevity yet, but we’re using about 75% less toilet paper…
https://hellotushy.com/
Nobody in their right mind wants this.
@CraxyMitch Nobody in their right mind would buy their 10th bluetooth speaker or power-bank. Yet here we are.
Bought this last time they were on here and thought I’d put in my two cents worth. Well worth the money. Easy installation with no drilling necessary. It comes with a T-adapter for the water input line to the toilet, but you may need to purchase a flexible line to go from the valve to the adapter if you have a solid line in place. In the winter, the water can be very “surprisingly” cold but it can be dealt with if you are willing. The water pressure is adjustable, but the dial is stiff which makes it hard to make small adjustments. It works fine, but takes some trial and error. My advice is start off with low pressure and slowly increase until you find the “sweet spot”. Being in a cold area, I did upgrade to a model with a built in hot water tank and it is a more pleasant experience, however, the simple model does have some pluses over the more expensive model. Overall, if you’ve never tried one, this is a great way to try it since it’s inexpensive and easily installed. If you decide to upgrade to a warm water model, you’re not out a ton of cash and can always keep this one as a backup in case of problems with the expensive one. I’d been thinking about trying one when I first saw this on Meh, and am glad I got it.
/giphy unwieldy-spooky-krill
I am scared but also ready to save some money on Toilet Paper in the household.
These come with plastic hoses, based on photos of what’s in the box.
Big meh from me
@gameboy8877 keep in mind that even the ones with metal braid on the outside have soft plastic on the inside, so may eventually fail. The metal braid does generally help protect and reinforce them, though. Some old plumbing actually has solid copper tubing which is pretty-much fail-safe if installed properly, but you don’t see that used much anymore. You could always hack in a solid copper connection to this, but of course the valve part in the Chinese squirter-gizmo is plastic and not much you can do about that.
I do have two toilets and there are butts in it
/giphy fanatical-aback-artichoke
/giphy quarrelsome-parched-fork
Yeh, we’re (sitting) down for two…
coherent belligerent idea
/giphy aware-drowsy-crib
Just got mine in the fedex. Just like crappy drones these are crappy…, plastic plumbing connectors and hose…, not like the “similar” one referenced
So, it’s a major MEH from me
Received mine today and disappointed that the splitter ‘T’ fitting that comes with the bidets is of a much larger size (about garden hose size) than the existing tap connection coming from my bathroom wall. I suppose a hardware store would have the proper adapter to make it fit, which would be easier than having to turn off the water to the entire house to replace the tap!
@PooltoyWolf X2 I didn’t even know to check that. Ugh. I was ready to install and everything. Then just stared at it for like 5 minutes.
@RascalMJ That’s exactly what I did LOL! I had no idea there was a mismatch until the moment I tried to connect the two parts.
@PooltoyWolf …bwa hahahaha. I still tried to make it work. I looked for another t valve, I put it in place thinking that might help. It didn’t. Etc etc
@RascalMJ I’m gonna need to figure out what size thread is on my toilet tap.
@PooltoyWolf … Same. I quickly searched Lowe’s website but I got frustrated quickly and stopped that nonsense. Ha
@PooltoyWolf This was my issue as well. I am now the sad owner of two uninstalled bidets and a dirty butt.
@whackattack Okay so, I don’t know if this will help anyone else with the same issue, but my dumb ass was trying to install the ‘T’ adapter at the wrong end of the hose. It attaches to the bottom of the toilet tank, not directly onto the tap! Problem solved, though I cannot seem to get the spray angle to an optimum. LOL
@PooltoyWolf @whackattack Yep this is also what I did. It fits perfectly at the tank-end of the water line. Makes the water line run to the bidet shorter too so that’s another plus.
I didn’t have a problem with the spray angle, although I did notice that if you install the unit too far back, the rim of the toilet will push the nozzle up at an angle. Mine is very optimum lol
Installed, turned on, sprayed once, box with dial on it exploded into a glorious waterfall onto my bathroom floor.
Don’t go chasing bidet falls…
90 day warranty on butt sprayer engaged!